Education And Public Education

Democrats Fight Trump, the Man, But Not His Austerity and Militarism
08 Mar 2017
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by BAR executive editor Glen Ford The Democrats would surely like to replace Donald Trump at the earliest opportunity. But they show no inclination to fight Trump and…
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
Leading Black Democrats Love School Privatization Too
08 Mar 2017
Since voters nearly always reject privatization initiatives on the ballot Republicans and Democrats, both in the pay of charter school sugar daddies, are obliged to make it happen without them
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Democrats, Including Bernie Sanders, Won’t Fight for Medicare for All
01 Feb 2017
If there is one political project that commands overwhelming support among Democrats -- plus large minorities of Republicans – it is Medicare for All. But Democratic leaders insist that all their…
Black Agenda Radio for Week of January 30, 2017
30 Jan 2017
Obamacare is Doomed; It’s Time for Single Payer Instead of attempting to salvage the doomed and fatally flawed Affordable Healthcare Act, progressives should seize the time and push for single payer…
Black Agenda Radio for Week of January 23, 2017
24 Jan 2017
Irrationality Reigns: After All the Lies, Some Folks Still Believe the CIA Ajamu Baraka, the Green Party’s vice 2016 presidential candidate, said he is appalled at the spectacle of “progressives” and…
Black Agenda Radio for Week of Nov 28, 2016
29 Nov 2016
GOP Plans Stealth Attack on Medicare Republicans in Congress have “never really liked Social Security or Medicare” because the programs “work and they completely go against the ideology that the…
Time For the Real Left To Double Down on Single Payer Medicare For All
16 Nov 2016
A Black Agenda Radio Commentary by Bruce A. Dixon Under President Obama, Democrats threw away their mandate to fight for health care for. Instead they let insurance companies concoct Obamacare,…
Black Agenda Radio for Week of Nov. 7, 2016
08 Nov 2016
Hi-Tech Production in the Service of Humanity in Mississippi Renaissance Jackson, the organization that briefly won the mayor’s office in predominantly Black Jackson, Mississippi, has launched a…
Black Agenda Report for Week of October 3, 2016
03 Oct 2016
Clinton is Far More Anti-Crime Than Pro-Justice When Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton clashed over stop-and-frisk at their first televised debate, Clinton only weakly addressed “the idea of racial…
Georgia’s Governor Wants To Turn His Public Schools Into Post Katrina New Orleans
15 Sep 2016
A Black Agenda Radio Commentary by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon An utterly cynical and deceptively marketed constitutional amendment is on the ballot in Georgia. It’s called the “Opportunity…